Can you roost both toms and hens in the fall. What sound if any would hens make.
You will hear fly up cackle or fly down cackle from both but by far I listen for wing beats. On the roost in the a.m. It's hard to tell longbeards , I have found they just use soft clucks in the a.m. ,unless they are gobbling. Hens seem to talk lots more.
Wingbeats. The heavier wingbeats will be gobblers, but at the time you are hearing them, what is heavy and what is light insofar as old gobblers and hens are concerned. They will almost always be in separate flocks. You may be able to discern jakes from hens in a mixed flock before breakup.
Quote from: fallhnt on October 06, 2016, 05:25:07 PM
You will hear fly up cackle or fly down cackle from both but by far I listen for wing beats. On the roost in the a.m. It's hard to tell longbeards , I have found they just use soft clucks in the a.m. ,unless they are gobbling. Hens seem to talk lots more.
I agree with this. Unless they are gobbling, it's hard to tell. I try to listen to the quantity of wing beats as well. In my area, there are usually large flocks of hens and small flocks of gobblers as they separate from each other in the fall. Above all, just try to know your hunting area and if you can, the animals on it (scouting, cameras, etc). Happy hunting and I hope this helps.